Longmont City Council adopts 100 percent renewable-energy goal

Longmont has joined more than 50 other U.S. cities and towns, including six in Colorado, in setting a goal of moving to "a 100 percent clean, renewable energy supply."

Under a resolution City Council members approved in a 5-1 Tuesday night vote, Longmont will strive to have 50 percent of its residents' and businesses' electricity generated from carbon-free sources by the year 2022, and 100 percent generated from renewable sources such as wind and solar by the year 2030.

Before the vote, Karen Dike, of Sustainable Resilient Longmont, told the council: "I want to thank you for giving us hope," including that "we can be part of the solution for climate change."

Sustainable Resilient Longmont chairwoman Abby Driscoll said the renewable-energy goal in the resolution "makes not only environmental sense, but economic sense."